And then there was California

The polls just closed in California, the state with the biggest number of delegates and all eyes are turned West. A win in the Golden State would be a huge gift to either Obama or Clinton. On the Republican side, it will help pick a front-runner in a tight, divided race.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called his state Super Tuesday’s “golden prize,” in this recent USA Today piece. Here’s that national newspaper’s exit-poll rundown of what issues matter most to Californians. And here’s the New York Times’ election guide on the state, which seats 173 delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo. Washington state sends 97 delegates.

Voter registration hit a record for a presidential primary in California, at 15.7 million voters, or about 68.5% of those eligible.